Who Moved My Cheese

A book on change, Who Moved My Cheese has four characters resembling four possible personalities during organizational/ group change. Two characters are mice, two are little people. This is an analysis of change within the "cheese" organization.

Two Mice - Use the trail and error method. Have little fear and are willing to move on. They enter the transition period easily.

Two Little People - Get very comfortable in their shoes. They stop looking around they do not look for signs of change. They believe they are entitled and absolutely assume someone or something else is the problem.

Hem, one of the little people consistently returns to the old organization expecting things to return to their original state. Making the personal decision to suffer rather than move on, the only transition he makes is from happy to miserable.

Haw, the second little person is hesitant. He starts following Hem and doesn't think outside the box. He conforms to the organization. After a long period of time he realizes he is wrong. With no one following him breaks from the pack and goes off on his own. With disapproval he must make his own way.

These four characters represent the successful vs. unsuccessful organizations. There are pluses and minuses to both. One must have some fear in them to provoke thought and communication. Without thought you might move on but there will be lack of organization and the end result may not be as effective. However, no thought move you nowhere but backward.